Is the fee due the first of every year or one year from when you first subscribed? Di Ann Vick wrote: > Dave -- > > You're right; you are a little delinquent. Just check the mailing label on > your new Newsletter and you can figure out how much. Morgan Vick will > happily accept your check: > > S. Morgan Vick, Treasurer > Joseph Vick Family of America > 221 Rose Creek Lane > Columbia, SC 29229-8856 > > Di Ann > -----Original Message----- > From: Good2news@aol.com <Good2news@aol.com> > To: VICK-L@rootsweb.com <VICK-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, February 21, 2000 9:26 PM > Subject: [VICK-L] Re: Show Me The Money and Stuff > > ><< Again, thanks for the answer. Will be looking forward to the Newsletter > and > > the Book. It's a pity the JVFOA meeting won't be held in Fort Wayne again, > > though. This time I know about it and would attend. > > > > Jack Landers > > > >Dear List. > >I would like to jump in while we are talking about JVFOA and the News > Letter. > >Oh well lets through in our list as well. > >I would like to raise a little money. I am open to suggestions anything > from > >selling DiAnn at public auction to just plan old donating because it is > >needed. > >Here is what I would like to raise money for. > >1. It cost $25 per year to maintain our list on the web. It was paid last > >year by a friend of the list. It has already been spoken for this year 2000 > >by a Friend of the Vick list. However you and I both know it will come up > >year after year. How do you think we should raise the money to pay for the > >list we all enjoy so much? All put a little in the pot each year. Or take > >turns coughing up the $25 bucks by one generous sole each year as we go? > >2. The JVFOA News letter? This is the only source of income the JVFOA Inc. > >has so if you don't get the News letter but want to contribute to the cause > >just subscribe. > >They say confession is good for the soul so here goes. I am behind in my > >JVFOA dues. I don't know where to send the money. (That's my story and I am > >sticking to it.) I know it has been posted on this list but as you all know > >by now, I don't keep records. Out of sight out of mind. So if the nice man > >would be kind enough to post where our dues can be sent again I will bring > my > >delinquent account up to date. I beleive this act alone will keep JVFOA > >solvent for a few years to come.I know they are a not for profit > organization > >but it does take money to write and mail out the news letter. Well, I don't > >think it takes money for DiAnn to write she is rather small and I think a > >crust of bread from time to time should be enough... (Grin) Of course DiAnn > >knows I am just teasing her. She has done so much for so long with so > little > >I hope it never changes. (Now I am really GRINNING) > >#. lastly and I understand this one may not make the cut. Or we should talk > >about it some before we move on this one. > >I would like to have two vinyl banners made with the Vick Crest and maybe > the > >History of the Family name on it to be posted at our Annual JVFOA Reunions. > >This might even help us decide what we are going to accept as our family > >crest. Nobody seems to know what it should be now? I know there are some > >different ones out there. The History of the name? You guys know I don't > >care. I did pay an outfit to do the research for me and I have what they > came > >up with. If that is acceptable to all well maybe I should say most I don't > >think we can get an ALL does anybody out there. Any way I posted what I > have > >to the My Family page if you have not seen the crest and the history of the > >name you can go check it out, who knows you might like it.. I am not > trying > >to make that be the right one. I would just like for the main researchers > and > >the most affluent ones involved in the VICK research to come up with > >something they can agree on and lets fly it just like we knew what we were > >doing. > >So what do you think guys and Girls? Wouldn't you like to check in to the > >next Motel where the JVFOA is having the Reunion and see a nice Welcome To > >The JVFOA banner with our family Crest and whatever on it. > >If you don't want to do any of the stuff above vote for me in Nov. I > promise > >to cut your taxes and raise retirement monies add better healthcare and > >anything else you might think of. A vote for me would make your Mama proud. > > > >By the way I want to thank everyone for your discussion of the Southern > Flag > >and the War / Slave issues. I just had a Niece come to my home wearing a > big > >Rebel Belt Buckle on her belt. Of course I had to ask her what that meant > to > >her. I want try to say all she said I will simply leave it with this. After > >we talked about one hours she still wanted to know more. Thanks to all my > >very intelligent cousins out there. I was able to share more information > with > >her about the South our Flag/ and some reasons she never learned in School. > I > >think she left with a true feeling of pride in her Sourthen roots. Where > she > >seemed to have had a little more Rebel in her thinking before we talked. > > > >Yours in Smiles and laughter > > > > > > > > > >Cuz;en David > >906 W Terrace Dr > >Plant City Fl. 33565 > >813-659-3435 > >Http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Interview/4893/index.html > >